I. TKR FKOII THR HT, Capture of China Arrival of Oen. Taylor ot Camnr go Advance of Copt. Duncan. Ity (lift arrival of tlie steamship John S. Mc Kim, at New Oi leant, from Brazos Santiago, dtea from Point Isabel to the 17th havs been rtceived, and from Camargo the present head quarters of the army, to the 13fh Angust. The newt by this oirival from Matamoras it net of general moment. Col. Clark haa succeed ed in re-establishing order inlheeity.by pitttitift into execution the order dictated for that purpose by Gen. Taylor. The captain of the battalion of Kentucky volunteers if auppoied to have been nuudered by the Mexicana on the road between Parita and Matamoraa. The town of China, on he Rio San Juan, fi5 or 70 mile from Camargo, was taken on the 5th insf. by Capt. McCulloch, f the Texan Rangers, without opposition. Co1. Scguin, with 100 Mexicans, were in the town, hut on the approach of the Americans, they re treated. Another Mexican depot of arms 'has "been found nt Matiimoras, and a quantity of stores and am. munition. The regiment of Rangers,under Col. Jack Mays and Lt. Col. Walker, left Matamoraa about 4ha 10th -inst, on trn incurs ion into The trite- t'OT. The precise route to"be ta'ken'b'y them is not known, and will depend probably upon circitm stances, We hope to be kept fufly apprised of the tnmrementa-of the army. The second regiment dragoons, trim-h rs -composed now of only four companies, with 375 men, lias -alianfloncd fti.encauij'ineiit between Point Isabel and Fort Brown, -and vas-at Mala moras at last accounts. Yaj. Ben. Butler ia re presented to "be quite ill at Point Isabel. Left ul Drazos, ship Lehigh, disc'hargrng. Kewi from Ilia Saul Fa tCxpcdltloKs An express from Gen. Kearney's -camp arri ved at Fort I-Cavrriworth on the 44th all. Gen. KeRrneyT with liia command, orwreTing of seve il companies of U. S- Dragoons, Ihe first 'Re giment Missouri Volunteers, under Ool, Doni phan, and the llultulron of Vuhinterr Artillery, under Mejor Clark, set ttul from Bent's Fort for Santa Fe on the 1st day of August. Thelroops were all in excellent health and spirits- there hud been but one death up to the Time the ex ores left. Some fifty horses belonging to the VolunteerH were missing. A ulrmt time before tin! express left. Captain Moore, "of the U. S Dragoons, captured three spies who ha J been M-nt out from Santa Fe to osccrlarn tire charac ter, extent, kc, of the United S'.atcs force. Af ter their capture, and their purpose was ascer tained, by the orders of Gen. Kearney they were shown all over the army, and alter they bit J seen every thing, they were dismissed and permitted to return to Santa Fe. From these men, and aim from othnr toflrccs, a had been ascertained satisfactorily that thcro would be no resistance made to Gen. Kearney's taking possession of Santa Fe. Jn fact, it is i-aid tlmt the Mexicans were anxiously awaiting die irrival of the ormy, believing that it would 'uinis.li them a harvest in the way of trade, and protection from troublesome Indians in the vi cinity. There were no troop at Sunta Fe, mr in the upper provinces, and none were expect ed. Gov. Arniij'i had issued a proclamation, in which he states that the existing hostilities be tween the United States and Mex'co will not interrupt the Irsde between the United States nd Santa Fe. That in all respects it shall be conducted as if the w ar did not exist. This of itself is a sufficient indication that Gov. Arm 'jo toes not intend to oiler resistance to Gen. Kear ney. Our informant states that the ladies of Santa Ue were making extensive preparations for the reception of the United States troops; and some ( them expected to be permitted to go with the expedition to California. Preparations were making for fandango dunces and other sports. It in said thai Gen. Kearney will stop at Sjn ta Fe until 01. Price's Regiment arrives there. That, upon their arrival, thai Regiment, or n portion of it, will be lett to occupy Santa Fe mid other important Kiiuts in the vicinity, and Gen, Kearney, with the residue of the force, w ill proceed immediately to California. The five huuHied Mormon Infantry, under the command of Lieut. Col. Allen, were pro gressing tapidly. They made thirty-eight miles in two days. It was believed they would reach I'nil's Fort nearly as soon ssCo!. Price's Regi ment, and quite us soon as the purpose of their enlistment required. A great ninny traders and a very large a mount of poods are going nut. They are scat tered all aloig the route. The road is repre sented as in splendid condition. There were a number of traders, we believe all but those whom ('apt. M failed to overtake, at Rent's Fort, mid would move on to Santa Fe with the army. - They are quite discouraged with Ihe prospect lie tore them. They will arrive several months liter thin they anticipated, and the prospect of trade is by no means flattering after they reach there. When the little Missouri left Fort leaven wnrlh, on the 10th, there were yet at the Fort niiio companies, a portion nt loi. rnce s riegi inent, and a portion of Lieut. Col, Willock's extra battalion. Letters from Santa Fe, listed July 17, state that a spec iu I Mission ofthe Council was called n I itive to the approach of Gen Kearney. There were 600 soldiers in the place, and 1,000 on t.ieir way from the lower Counties, and report k'ates that they ean raise 13,000 in ten days. Fortifications were building; but Ihe probability i that do resistance will be made. (From the N. O. Com. Times, of2tth ult.J IIIOIII.V Ml POItTINT FROM MEXICO. Arrival of a Itritish Ship of War Election, tivrrlhroto and Imprisonment of Gen. Pa trdts The Country Pronounced in Favor of Santa Anna His Arrival at Vera Crut Annexation of the Caliornias to the Uni ted States, Through the politeness of nn eminent com mercial house, we have just been placed in pos session of the following most important intelli gence from Mexico. The news was received by a British man-of-war, which touched at the llalizj with despatches from Ihe British Min ister at Mexico for his Government. The pur port of these despatches in tlmt the United States have taken possession of Ihe California, and tint the revolution in fuvor of Ssnta Anna is complete. VnnCniz, Aug. M, ISM Availing ourselves of the opportunity by Dritii-h mm, of war, we have jnsl time to slate that Mex co and Pueblo have just pronounced in favor of federation and Santa Anna. Gen. Bravo's government had hardly Iteen establish ed when it was ovci thrown land Gen. Sab z has put himself at the head ofthe government until the arrival of Santa Anna. Tranqnili'y Was rchtored. Gomez Farias ordered the parti sans of Simla Anna tit bring about the revolu tion. Mis sor9 had come down to give welcome toSuutn Anna, who left Havana on theSih inst , in s British steamer, culled the Arab, accompa nied by Almonte, Lanariz, Rejoin and Beeves, and they ought to be here every day. Gen. Pa redes was taken prisoner, nnd is kept in the citadel of Mexico. G n. SiUz has issued al ready a letter of convocation of Congress, on the principles of 1S.M, and tlio members are to assemble in Mexico on the 0th December next. The present conveyance carries the news of the Annexation of California to the United States. Veto Ctv:, Aug. 10, 140. Advices have been received by express, of Ihe formal onnex alion nl California to the IJ. S , and this vessel of war lakes Ihe Britii-h MiniMer's despatches to New Orleans and lo Mexico, The whole country has declared in favor of Snnta Anna, who left Havanna firth a ei y in ti kleauur Arab, but lias not yet arrived, which makes his fritnds rather anxious tor his safety. P. S. The Arab just insight. The New Orleans Picayune ofthe 1'Jth August says, that the Britit-h brig of war Daring moored oil the Bslize last evening from Vera Cruz, and two of her officers ca mo opto town this morning with a moil and despatches. The steamer Arab arrived off Vera Cruz on the lfith August, with Santa Anna on burl, lie im neil a ely placed himself at the heud of affairs in the De part men'. The department of PueWa and Mexico have declared for Santa Anna, and Puredes has al ready been taken prisoner. The revolt al the capital was headed by Gen. Sah z. THE AMERICAN. Saturday, ftejrfember, 6, 110. ! It. tWEU, Mt itenl t'tm tote and 'oul OtKee, corner or JJ'I "ml Cltcmwt StrrelH, VMImtrtphtn, Is attthorited to act at .9 cut, ard receipt for all moutet due lot office, for nberl)ttlon or advrrHtlitf. " 1ho ol hit OITiec.Vn. 160 .NVJm Street, .1nd 8, E. Corner ofltaltlmore and Cotetrt its., Baltimore. CC7" We refer our renders to the correspon dence and letter of Thomas Smith. V.sl to Wm. P. Foster, resigning his office of Supervisor on Ihe West I'.ranch Canal. It shows the came that Mr. Poster is playing in that county to score his election. lie does not even hesitate to ap point officers that are wholly unnecessary, ac- cordine to Mr. Foster's own friends, in order to The Democratic Union, Mr. Fester aud Free Tradf. The editors ofthe ITarrisburg Union, under an article headed "A Base Charge," say : "TheSunbury American asserts that Mr. Fos ter, the Democratic candidate for Canal Com missioner, isa free-trtde man, and his election would be hailed as a triumph of free-trade.' We have known that gentleman long and intimate ly, and we can vouch that his rentiments Hie directly the adverse of free-trade. The same paper, not content with mis-representing Mr. Foyer's views upon Ihe tariff, says; 'l.el it also be remembered, that Mr. Fosler, through his carelessness and want of judgement, suffered llieC'ark's Ferry Bridge to bedci-troved hy lire.' This charge is one of infamy, and none bill the most viiulii'liveniotives could have induced the editor to mil.e it. F.vi ry Itodv knows lint Mr. Foster had about a tiiueli toi'o w th the de-lruetii n ol'tlie C ark's Ferry Bfdgo as th1? editor tf the American Inmsei:." Por the satisfaction of the editors of the Union, nnd for the information of the people of Pennsyl vania, we repeat and reiterate Ihe charge, in re lation to Mr. Poster's tree trade principles, not withstanding the editors of Ihe Union profess to "vouch that his sentiments are directly the mi verse of fice trade," and for' the proof of which we are ready to refer to a number of respectable individuals, w ith whom Mr. Pouter has conversed gj"ij'e.- i1 ini-'si a J. !Jil i-'.. F rom the WUketbatrt Republican Farmer. The following correspondence has been handed us for publication, and we accordingly give it place. Ws regard Mr. Smith's course in the matter as right, and we believe his f -How demo crats will agree that he would have been want ing in self respect, had lis remained in the office under the circumstances. Mr. Smith's predeces sor had the whole line of the Canal under charge during upwards of two years, anil it is a wanton disparagement and reflection upon Mr. Smith, to say that he is not equally capable of managing the work. At all events, and under all circum stances, the Commissioners should have inform ed Mr. Smith, at the time of his appointment, of the ehanpe they contemplated making in tlnf di rection of portions of Ihe work, and failing to do so, they were iu duty bound lo continue Ihe whole under his charje for Ihe year. Hut this it seems, they had not the candor todn, but pre ferred subjecting the feelings of a hiuh minded and honorable man, to humiliation and mortification. dij and to save on the whole tine perhaps I might not be sbte to cover the amount of his unknown) salaty as a totally unnecessary engineer, much less what may be uselessly squandered to grati fy the insaliablo maws of favorities. I must de cline to act in the capacity now left me, from which no good can result. You will therefore, Gentlemen, at your earli est convenience, supply my place with such ma terial as you may find more subservient and ob sequious j and as it seems Mr. Maffet's services cannot be dispensed with, and as I consider it quite superfluous to keep two Supei visors on this North Branch line, perhaps you may as well U-t Ihe whole business devolve on him. With due Respect. I am, TIJOS. SMITH. n.nU fn..nd for Idmsplf. It w ill be seen that .i.- u-itl,.1 P.r,n'r. . -rm friend of Kov. ! wi,,,i" r'""- year, and to whom he avowed WTMrsiii nn, Ang'ist 7, 7o Thomas Smith, Fiq , Supervisor, Pkar Sir: !n consideration of the length of your line and the duties devolving upon you in keeping it up, and the urgent and absolute necessity of the repairs being speedily done at RejoiriNcj in Kmc; land. The news ofthe pas sage of Ihe new tariff bill through the iTou-.e of Representatives, and the conviction that it would also pass ihe Senate, had the immediate efTert of reviving business among the manufacturers of T'ngland, and of course caused much joy lo be manifested. The law will set all F.nglish ope tatives in motion, and thy will have just cause to bless the policy that thus g;ves them occupa tion, though it may deprive American laborers of bread. Our neighbors of Canada also pnrtici pate in the rejoicing. One of them, whilst con grstulating his fellow subjects on the passage nf the bill, had the candor to admit, that were he an American citizen, he should be opposed to the act. lie can see plainly enough, that, whilkt it benefits the subjects of Queen Victoria, and other foreign manufacturers, it will bring ruin to the firesides of thousands nf Americans. And yet this act has been rediculoiikly styled by some of our newspaper writers, ''the p'-ople's tariff " A year hence, and we shall hear what "the people" say to its operation, should the bill not be amen ded or repealed during the next session of Con gress. Hall. Clipper. Hoheibi.e Pkatii The wife of Mr. Wood, of Benton, X. II. came to her death on the ICth ult , in the following singular and shocking manner. Mrs. W. had been helping her hotdiand with a load of hay, and iu attempting to gel fioin a cart on to a work-bench, she made a mis-s'ep, and the handle nf the folk struck upon the ground, and one ofthe tynes of the fork entered her mouth, Shunk's administration, is compelled to con demn Mr. Foster. We understand that l.nzerne county will tell a weful tale for Mr. Poster, at the October election. XT The editor of the Sunbnry Gaz -Ite char ges us with having said that in rangemeiits hd been made for the completion of Ihe Sunbury and P.rie Rail Road, which would have been pushed through as fast as possible, but for the passage of McKay's tariff bill. Now we hardly know whe ther to attribute the assertion to a wilful dispo sition to misrepresent ns, or to his ignorance. The latter would probably he the most charita ble conclusion. We are not, however, bound to furnish him with both argument and understand ing. Those who read our article will recollect that we referred particularly and exclusively to Ihe link of the road between Shamokin and Potts- ville, in speaking of the arrangements that had been made for its completion. That smh ar rangements had been made, is well known to se veral persons in Siinbuiy, besides ourselves. That it w ill yet be made, we have no doubt our selves, but how soon, is hard to say at present. K7" Lyomino Coi-nty The Democrats of I.vcominc county met in convention, or rather in two conventions, at Williainp6it, on Tuesday last, and nominated two distinct and separate tickets. The old school party has nominated James Gamble, P.sq . of Jersey Shore, for Con- gress, ami win. I-. racker, r.sq , laie ninoior General, lor Assembly. The new school patty have nominated Gen Win. A. Petrikin.of Muncy, for Congress, and Robert Paries, of Williams, port, for Assembly. From what we could learn nt Williamaport on the day of the convention, we think there can be no doubt ol Mr. Parker's elec tion. Who the conferees will select as the can didate for Congress, in Ibis district, it is hard to determine. and expressed himself iu favor of such principles, j xantifoke Pam; the board have deemed it Rdvi We can also refer them to a gentleman of charac ter and standing in this place, who conversed with Mr. Poster on this subject Inst winter, in sable to commit the entire c harge of the hitter work to Mr. Maflet, who will Ifi ive il on ns ra pidly as possible. Von will please Itunish him the Canal Commissioners' room, at llarrisburg. j n(.h too)s , ran be ?pflrpii from o'h.-r parts whi n Mr. Poster most decided'y declared himself j in favor of the doctrine of free trade. Besides, we might refer to the fact that Mr. poster is the of the line, so that nothing shall be wanting to urge forward that job : You will give your at tention to Fishing creek acqueduct, and such warm friend and right luin.l man or Jesse .Miller, i olh(.r imporlant TPpaitl as your line demands, the free trade Secretary of the Commonwealth ; j am ,l0 yviiole matter of driving on, drawing CC?" Consitkm-v. -lnimed:ately after the pas sage of the odious and iniquitous Taiiff ol t)fi, orders were issued by Mr. Ritchie that the De mocracy of Pennsylvania were to be whipped in to the traces. A few editors of our own state, that be is the intimate and wntm political friend of Mr. Wilmot, Ihe only member fiom Pennsyl vania who voted for McKay's bill, and from w hom he has most probably imbibed his free trade opinions, and that he ia supported by all the fiee trade papers. This is our authority for Ibis chaige neainst Mr. Poster, whic h, we pre sume, will require something more than Ihe asser tion of Ihe editors of the Union to refute, who, if we mistake not. severitl years sine, unfortunate ly vouched for the tariff views of a much more ilistinguiiihed aud successful candidate, on the authoiity of a "near neighbor." It certainly does not become the editors ofthe Union to question the motives of any man. This. for them, we should think was a most delicate and tender subject. Had we that malignancy of heart of which they accuse us, wo ni ght ak, from what motives did they shift their course in relation to the presrnt state administration, and to Mr. Poster himself, whom they opposed until the recent demise of the llarrisburg Reporter, the late organ of the administration, when, by a most miraculous and sudden conversion, they be came the apologists, and their paper the organ of these same individuals. These ore questions that naturally suggest themselves to all reflecting minds, but as we have no "malignant" feelings to gratify, we shall rel'iain from making comments. Personally, we entertain no unkind feelings against Mr poter, nor has be ever given us any occasion to engender such feeliitj;t. We cannot. therefore, bn charged with having acted from malevolence, or vindictive motives. In regard lo the burning of the Clark's Ferry Bridge, we only repeat, what is the opinion ol al- funds and paying at Nanticoke, will be done by Mr. Maffet. By the roiirds, WW. B. FOSTFR. Jr. At least two ofthe large flats will be furnish ed to Mr. Maffet. Wii.KEsnAttER, August 13, 1 S 1 0. Hoard of ('anal Commixsionrrs. Ho. Gkntloikm : During the last fall and winter, some gentlemen of this region and other part of Pennsylvania tax payers w ho feel the necessity of economy in the expenditures of Ihe public money with my consent, solicited your Hon. Board to appoint me to the place of Super visor of N. B. Canal instead of Mr Maffet. Du ring some part ofthe winter it became necessa ry for me to be at llarrisburg on business of my neighbors and my own, and though I did not personally solicit the appointment ofthe Board, still I did permit others to do so and was willing to take the chargo. It was then suppos d that Tiik PVur. Mr. Cooper, of New York, a li- j beral, intelligent iron manufacturer, who owns Ihe largest Rolling Mill in the country, and whose letter lo Secretary Walker attracted so much at tention, has raised the Wages of his workingmen an. I meehanics since the passage of the tariff ol lSlfi. II we had a few more such men, instead of the grasping, selfish, miserly, unprincipled, despotic, tyrannic iron musters, who employ their capital for the puipose of opression, half ot mankind would live happier, and much ol tin strife and misery as well as shivery which they rause, would never e.tist. h'rrniinn ftin. Press The above extract is certainly very flatterins lo the Iron Masters of Berks county but they must take care of themselves. We copied it foi the purpose of giving it a flat contradiction, whicl we are outhorued to di). In the beginning o this week, two gentlemen, residing in this placi and Danville, called on Mr. Cooper at Trenton and inquired whether the above statement wa true. His reply was that the publication wa not true nnd that it was made without his know ledge or authority. On Ihe contrary, after hi present orders are fulfilled, which will be abou the firi-t of October, he will find it necessary, an intends to reduce the wages at his establishmei: 'J't per cent. The wages of two puddlers, wh performed extra work, were advanced to the a mount ofthe extra work, by his son, about thre weeks ago, whir h he presumes gave rise to th repoit. Mr. Cooper stated that it was his inter lion to contradict the teport under his own sit nntnre, in the Trenton papers Miners' Jottrnu An F.enort Correiieo. The following Ictte from Mr. Cooper, corrects a statement whir we, among other, copied from another journal Isdszer. Trrntoi Ikon Works, Aug. 31st, IS It3. To the V.ditwuf the Puhle Ixdqer t Gentlemen About ten days since my attei tion was called to a paragraph in your esteemr paper, and which I believe has passed the getn ral round of circulation, stating that the Wagi ifany change took place it would be much sooner j cf ,10 hads emp'oyed in the Trenton Iro than was the rase. It took from December to I WoikshaJ been raised in consequence of tl who live upon the spoils of office, foilhwith set rnost all who are acquainted with the facts, that about to carry these orders into execution. But they soon found that the demnrrutie yeomanry of Ihe Keystone State ore not a "whipable arti cle," whatever may be Mr Ritchie's opinion of them. Free and independent, they will not submit to injury and injustice under the spec-ions garb of Democracy . Having been convinced cf j this fact, they now throw aside Ihe warfare of Ihe pedagogue, and console us with assu rances I hat the duties on roul and iron will be raised high enough lo protect these articles, at III next session of Congress. The past has learned us that we can place no confidence in as surances coming from that quarter; but we will see. Jn the meantime, however, tne iJemocrary of this state will show their sense ofthe injustice tone them, by refusing to nominate or support for office any one who fuvors the present British Toriff. Let them speak en this subject like fieemen, and their voice will be heeded by those in high places. (7 DkaTU op Jt-nnr. lF.KNriY.- The Hon. John Kennedy, one of the Associate .Indies of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, died at his residence, in Philadelphia, on the Cfith ult. He was seventy-two years of age, and has been la- came out at Ihe bark of her head. ten minutes. A Fbw I.rrr Many of the fashionable la- dies htve left Newport, but enough remain to trihtea tb fisitM by bathing io rd flannel shirts. Major Hinuooi.d'r TmooI'sj at Matamora. The Matainorts Flag, ofthe full insi., snys: "Captain Kitlgely's (lato Ringgold') Flying Artillery, appeared on the Plnza on Thursday morning last, and went through the rxerc ses ol I heir drill,tolhe ad mi ration ot an immense con course of spectators, m ho had heen drawn to the spot by their prrrenrc. The rapidity and pre cifcion w ith which they executed their nisntr-u. vrcs was truly listen idling. With Mich men at ibo guns, hat enemy run copu with tin in V An American Kii.liu ii me I'iutiah Arm v. Mr. J. D. Norden, formerly cf New York, has been killed at Ihe Cape ntGuod Hope, in a battle with the Kaffir, lie w as cspla in of'a company of mounted gunmen. His family remain at Ihe Cape Colony, and will no doubt be comfortably provided fur by (he British government from carelessness ami want of judgment the bridge was destroyed, and that a temporary structure could have been made to supply Ihe place of the two lost spans at a small exn-nse, which would have accommodated the trade, ami avoided the danger of spalls from the tow-hout. The Union fnrlher snys: 'To eppone Mr. Uo-ler's eleelion upon indi tiral grounds is one thing hut In atli lupt lo brand lino w ith the crime (t .ro, is iium-I hi famous. V hatever may b aid of him politi cally, his private and public character are be yond reproach." We cam ol imagine from wl at motives the Union accuse us with having charged Mr. Fos ter with the crime of ar-on. Clnrity forbids us to suppoi-e ihnt they were either mslignant nr iiileirstid, bill fur political t Heel. Nor on we t hit k il pos-ilde Ihnt the give P mei t organ is so ignorant of romiiioii :iw as well ns com mon iiense. as to c.mstriirt Ihn charge of "rare lesnos nnd want of judgment" to constitute a crime. I Ivil Mr. Fiter even applied the torch with bin own hand, thrivigh rnrt'lessiiess or waul nf judgment," il Would not constitute Ihe crime ol arson. We iu ed t.ot repeal what every Tyro knows, that Ihe tyiro animn or design and She died in j ,jn,e Judge Kennedy has occupied a seat intent is whiil distinguishes crime from acci- upon the bench of the i'npreme Court for fifteen ( dent, carelcssiurs, or want of judgment, in all or sixteen vests, ami has enjoyed, iu a high c.e- ; eases. July for the Commissioners to decide upon that matter, and le-foie notice of the appointment reached me, I had forgotten, in the midst of other matteis, that any such thing wa depending, and on receiving your notice was surprised. In this state of things, having hitherto left the w hole matter to the discretion of others, and feeling no anxiety about it, I deemed that my duty to my friend required me to let them direct it, ami therefore informed them that the hoard of Canal Commissioners had at last conclu l d to make j that yen will give the correction the benefit the appointment they had solicited, and lett them 1 vnur extensive circulation. It must be apnarc to judge of the c ourse proper to be pursued by i that the reduction ill the tariff will and has me. It was believed by them that the expendi tures a'oug the North ltiaueh (and the public improvements generally) wefe large beyon l all on l.ibor; an I wages, so far from bing advano that was necessary, and that by taking hold of it j mut, as a matter of absolute necessity, be vi even at so late a day as Ihe first of July, a sys- ; considerably reduced between this and ihe leui of economy might be introduced that would (,f December next, so as lo meet a falling mark, ultimately be very useful. I thcrclbre consent- j J after that still ni)re conlidetably, unh ed to take Ihe place. I had no sooner done so, j Congress, at its next session, shall make the than I was politely informed that the board had j qiite modifications in Ihe tariff to enable !al determined to put Mr. Maffet in business at the j jrt receive its just reward. Vety respertful Nanticoke dam in capacity of Kngineer, but that : y0ur uhd'l serv't. Howard Cooper, " 1 would be required to enter into all contracts i Manager of the Trenton Iron Works passage of Ihe tariff of IS-lfl. I forbore to co tradict the statement at the time, as it seemed me clear that every intelligent man, at all co versant with the state and prospects of the in business, would see at once that it was an enti error and had originated in some miseonceptio But finding that it has been extensively copi ami widely quote, I and commented upon by t advocates of tin- new tariff, I am compelled contradict the statement entirely, and to b u-ni'y reduced the price of iron, and that the h which will accrue must tall alike nn c.ii'd a and passed upw aid, penetrating her brain, and j Coring under a seveie find painful illness for a ScvKRi.-tG two Conxectioks John Belts, oi Rochester, ran off from bis wife last week, with bis wife's sister. II rut the wires ofthetels gtsph so that the new should not travel befoie him. gree, the confidence of his associates and Ihe mem be is of Ihe bar throughout Ihe Stale. C7 MoTt.Kr.Y TAfcrx. Commodore Moat has entered Monterey on the Pacific, and taken possetisinn of California, and extended Ihe re venue laws of the U. Slates over thai country. The Commodote entered Ihe haibor on Ihe Clh of July. Mure Morsios Troi ri.t.s By Ihe Warsaw Signal rxtia, it appears that tlieie is fiesh trou ble brewing between Ihe Mormons and citizens of Huncock county. The constable ofthe county has issued a proclumation lo the citizens, calling upon Iheni to assemble at Carthage, on the 21th inst , well armed, snd bringing provisions, to ena ble him to enter Nanvoo and arrest certain effen ders concealed in that city, and execute search warrants for stolen property. He gives us bis reason for calling out the "Posse Comitatus," that his life would b endangered were he to en ter Nauvoo without protection. Mai The Milk btought down the Erie rail way, for use in New York city, each day, weighs, with th cans, thirty-Ave tons. But the Union would have us In believe that we hove nn right to oppose Mr. Fo-Ier's elect ion, exec pt upon polt i ieii I t't on nils. A pretty doctrine for democrats, truly. Mr. FoMor, its seems, is not 1 1 he found (suit with, whate ver may be his official mit-rondurt, or hi mismanagement or carelessness on the public woiks, provided he is polit;cilly right. The democracy of Noilhuitiberhind county, al least, ent- rtain very dillereut views, and will teucli Mr. Fosler nd his friends llist they hwk upon public officers as their set vents, and not a their masters. Ret.iGNAitoNor Hon. Gro. Drrrie. Ihe Co lumbia Carolinian of Thursday says, "in conse quence of his physical prostration, il is now un derstood that Mr. Duffie will vacate hi seal in the Senat of th United Slates." The New Rail Road Bsidor at llarrisburg has progressed so far towatd completion, that a communication for foot passengers hat been e pened to the Island. It is to be finished by the hut of December receive aud disburse all monies. With this fact before me, though I could not but think an engi neer at Nanticoke dam was quite uncalled for 1 and totally unnecessary and particularly thatth.it i engineer must be Mr. Maffet, savored strongly of favoritism and Consequent unnecessary ex j pemliliire of money. Still as I should be pretty likely to know to what amount the money was I so used in this instance, i continued in charge. This Inst fact seems nt length to have alarmed ! the hoard, or Mr. Maffet, or both, and the board, by Mr. poster, writing from Waynesburg, thro' the Post Office at .VcVe)lown, 7th August, IMG are so kind us to inlorm me Ihnt the whole bu siness ofilriving on the work, drawiiej funds and j paying at Nanticoke Dam will be done by Mr. j Maffet, and at the same time directing me to give my w hole attention lo the Pishing creek qne- j duct, fce. By this last change, Mr. Maffet is placed in a position that give him absolute and entire control of the water which feeds the ca nal from Nanticoke Dam to Northumberland, more than fifty miles, and which requires the ut most vigilance of the Supervisor aided by the best and most devoted assistance to keep a suffi cient quantity of water in Ihe canal for naviga tion, and Mr. Maffel can at nny moment (or any man ran under him) drttroy the navigation effectually and without any responsibility or Ihe osibU interference of Ihe Supervisor to prevent Now Gentlemen, as I did not accept the place of Suer visor with any exectaiiou of making il profitable lo myself in a pecuniary point of iew, but with the hope thai some money might be saved to the public by strict economy, a you have seen fit to place Mr. Maffet in charge of the most imporlant portion of the woi k along the line, where, if at any point, money may be wasted on favorite, and most effectually con cealed and finally hsv msde him independent of m or ar.y other Supervisor, thereby frustra ing completely and entirely the only object I had in accepting lbe place, viz : Economy of the public money Per with alt I might be able to GuiAiTic I mcreasr ok i us Commerce or i ! Lakes. The Cleveland Plain Dealer, in an tide on Ihe "Lake Country," say that its In aud commerce iu a few years will near'y eq the commerce of the Atlantic. At the pres moment it exhibits evidence of gigantic crease. It is known that the fust steaml which reached Mackinaw was in 1810, and lf!fi steamboats navigated Lake Michigan. I. year there were UM) vessels navigating the I.a above the Falls, amounting to 70.000 Ions, the same year there were on Lake Ontori steamboats, large propellers, and 100 brigs schooners. The tonnage i estimated at hi In I M.I not less than l,.')00,000 barrels nf 11 passed over Ihe Lakes, Snd 250,000 passeng. At the present lime Ihe commerce nf the La may be fairly estimated at 100,000,000 per num. I In issn evulence ol what that ci merce will be hereafter. UAt.TIMOltfe SI A II IlKf , OJfieeoflhe Mai tin oat Aaxmrts, Aug GRAIN. The supply of Wheat contin vety light and of the receipts, very little i prime quality. We quote fair to prime reiK 70aM) ct. and inferior to fair at ..la70 cts. family flour while Wheats iu inatket. Sales of white Coin to-day at 4719 ct. of yellow at 50 cts. Oats are worth 'J.'ia'JO ct. WHISKF.Y There has been a decline in price to-day, and sales ol hhd. were made at cts. and ol bbl. at Ti cts, The market i not live. For the America Mr. Epitor Mr. ALBA C. BARRET o commended in the last Sunbury Gazelle, as peisoa lo represent Northumberland count the next legislature. Iu this recommendatii heartily concur. Mr. Barret is a genileme sound judgment, correct habits, and worth) support of the Democratic party. With course, when in th legislature, 1 was well sed, and n were my neighbors I hope hs receive the nomination on Monday next. bHAMOKI
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